Workplace Safety

Recently a Melbourne construction worker was killed when high winds brought an unfinished 4 metre brick wall down on top of him. The 30-year old father of two and his co-worker been working on the upper level of a partly constructed townhouse in East Brighton when the wind suddenly picked up, prompting the pair to […]

A person gets killed in a workplace accident every two days in Australia. That’s one person every two days who leaves their house, unaware they won’t be coming home to their families at the end of the work day. The first step toward reducing Australia’s occupational fatality rate is recognising which jobs and circumstances pose […]

Working in confined spaces is much more dangerous than most people imagine. Unfortunately, working in certain industries such as mining usually requires working for sustained periods in such conditions. While working in tight spaces is hazardous even with proper training, a huge problem is that often adequate confined space training has not been carried out. […]